The knight in the big world of American TV series

Chapter 2211 Asking for a guaranteed double monthly ticket!!!

Chapter 2211 Asking for a guaranteed double monthly ticket!!!

"This report...how do you think it is authentic?"

Fortunately, the White House is not a high-rise building, so it is better than those high-rise buildings in terms of earthquake resistance. Therefore, it only needs to be cleaned up a little afterwards and it can continue to perform its duties.

Benjamin sat in the Oval Hall and put down the report in his hand.

Ask your own staff.

This report was sent by the New York Police Department... It was impossible for Kai to write a report by himself. When he was a policeman in his previous life, he hated reports. There was no other way. Although he was not a poor student, he did not have much writing skills, otherwise he would not have joined the army.

Isn’t it good to go to college?

In this life, it is even more impossible to write a report. What are subordinates for? Naturally, it is at times like this. Otherwise, what? Rely on them in a fight? Who works for whom? Every time there is a fight, we have to take care of them.

"It should be true." Ms. Carter, director of the Shadow Bureau, also put down the report in her hand, although she was a little bit unbelievable about the content... An alien actually wants to blow up the entire earth... What does he want!

What good would it do them if the earth exploded?

Can't figure it out.

If you say aliens invade and enslave the earth, everyone can understand it. After all, that's what the West did during the colonial era. But if you just blow the earth into pieces... what's the idea?

Are they building a cosmic highway? Is the Earth in the way?

But the previous movements and the head and hands rising in the center of the Pacific Ocean showed that Kai was not talking nonsense.

"Then what can we do?" Benjamin actually didn't have much of a sense of reality about the destruction of the Earth... Well, actually, he did have some feelings. When Dormammu was wreaking havoc over Washington, he thought it was the end of the world. He originally thought that this was the worst thing that could happen, but he didn't expect that the previous things were just the aftermath of another incident, not even the main course.

Benjamin was very upset. When he didn't know the truth of the matter, Benjamin was extremely anxious and wanted to know the truth very much. So he mobilized all his strength to investigate and find out what had happened.

In fact, they also found out some things.

When the New York temple exploded before, Strange was sent to the hospital. Kai appeared in the hospital and took Strange away. During this period, Strange revealed some things. They knew that a dangerous enemy was attacking the temple of Kamar-Taj... In this regard, the Americans wanted to obtain more information about Kamar-Taj, and even wanted to intervene in the temple of Kamar-Taj... After all, the temple is on American soil. According to the law, the US government has jurisdiction over it!

They want to use this to interfere in Kamar-Taj... Don't underestimate the abilities of these politicians, they can exploit any gap!

The most powerful ability of these guys is creating cards out of thin air!

The term "empty bargaining" is often used to describe a specific strategy or behavior in the fields of international politics, economic negotiations, etc. Specifically, it means that before negotiations or consultations, one party first imposes sanctions or takes certain measures on the other party, and then uses these sanctions or measures as bargaining chips to ask the other party to make concessions or compromises. However, in fact, this party has not made any substantial concessions or changes in the sanctions or measures, so this bargaining chip is "empty", that is, fabricated out of thin air.

That is, creating an illusion of having some kind of advantage or ability through words or actions without any actual basis or resource support. Negotiation strategy refers to a series of measures and means taken by negotiators to achieve the expected negotiation goals during the negotiation process.

To some extent, void card making can be regarded as a negotiation strategy, especially in certain specific negotiation situations. For example, in a negotiation, one party may try to gain a more advantageous position at the negotiation table by exaggerating its own strength, resources or needs. This behavior may cause the opponent to misjudge in some cases and make decisions that are beneficial to the party. However, this behavior is also accompanied by certain risks, because if the opponent sees through this bluffing strategy, it may distrust it and even lead to the breakdown of negotiations. But it is worth noting that the use of negotiation strategies should follow certain principles and bottom lines. On the one hand, the negotiation strategy should be based on a reasonable balance of the actual situation and the interests of both parties, rather than pure false statements or deception. On the other hand, the use of negotiation strategies should also focus on the maintenance and establishment of long-term cooperative relationships, rather than simply pursuing the maximization of short-term interests. Therefore, as a negotiation strategy, the effectiveness of void card making depends on the combined effect of multiple factors, including the strength comparison of the negotiating parties, the degree of information asymmetry, the negotiation situation, and the wisdom and skills of the negotiators. In actual application, it is necessary to carefully weigh the pros and cons and avoid over-reliance on or abuse of this strategy. There is a certain connection between void card making and negotiation strategies, but the application of negotiation strategies should be more comprehensive, in-depth and flexible to adapt to the negotiation needs in different situations.

But the problem is that Kamar-Taj has no need for the US government... Kamar-Taj doesn't need funds, and even if it really needs it, they have too many ways to do it.

If nothing else, all the world's vaults are defenseless against them.

They don't need the United States to provide them with personnel and venues. Others are in the folded space of the Himalayas, and current human technology cannot even map out Kamar-Taj, so there is no place for Kamar-Taj on the world map!

As for personnel, Kamar-Taj is open to the whole world, and recruiting people depends entirely on fate. It doesn’t matter if there are more or less.

As for the temple...haha, when the New York Temple was built, there was no America!

In fact, when the New York Temple was established, the Mayflower had not even come to the American continent!

Why do you say that the ownership of the land of the temple belongs to you, the United States?

Compared to Kamar-Taj, you Americans are the newcomers!

Of course, Americans won't admit it.

After all, they have always believed that the current land of the United States was promised by God, so they don’t care what Kamar-Taj says!

They don’t even give a shit about Native American Indians!

I saw a question on the American version of Zhihu Quora, "Are Americans ashamed of the atrocities their ancestors committed against the Indians?" Well, how should I put it? First of all, I am very curious about what kind of outrageous thing happened that year that made this guy ask such a seemingly unfriendly question. The story begins on September 1620, 9, when a sailing ship named Mayflower set off from the British port on November 6, arriving at the place that was later called America. It was frozen on a winter night and was starving and cold. At that time, this group of people had no food, no water, and no hope of survival. It was the local indigenous Indians who discovered them, gave them food, drink, and clothes, and taught them how to plant, how to hunt and how to fish, so that they could survive. As the saying goes, friendship is based on knowing each other, why should flesh and blood be close? They were tearful and moved, waiting for the east wind to be fixed, and not letting down the spring and not letting down the lover. It seems to be the case. With the help of the Indians, they not only survived the winter, but also had a bumper harvest the following year. On November 102, 11, they invited the Indians to celebrate and drink together. You see, I said that I would not let you down, and this is the origin of Thanksgiving. Ironically, this seemingly most grateful beginning has the worst ending. This is not evidence of gratitude. It is more like a horror story of a farmer and a snake. The Thanksgiving banquet lasted for three days, and soon after, the white fangs of the guests were clearly exposed. You know, the Indians have no national boundaries, no land, they only have the concept of tribes and clans, and they pursue nature, which is shared by all mankind. But these guests from afar obviously don't think so. They think that as long as I occupy it, it is mine.

The Spanish and Portuguese occupied Central and South America, and the British, Dutch, and French fought for the east coast of America. Later, they united and established the United States on July 1776, 7. The United States used its own power to fight against the Indian tribe map and occupied the entire land in the most brutal and violent way. Since the official establishment of the army, the US army has been heading west, slaughtering any Indians they see. They said that all Indian settlements should be destroyed and no peace proposals should be accepted. They said that the good Indians I have seen are dead. They said that if the Indians resisted the Americans to obtain their land, then the resistance of the Indians should be counterattacked with the sharpest short-handled axe. They said that in the war, they might kill some of us, but we will kill them all. They said that they had to be killed anyway and could not be left as a breed of poor ghosts. These unscrupulous remarks were the attitude of the United States towards the Indians at that time. The Indians experienced their darkest moment in the brutal oppression of force.

A cruel figure is that before the Mayflower landed, the Indian population was about 20 million, but by the 70s, there were only 80 left, and some say 20. It is not difficult to see what the Indians experienced back then. What kind of pain was it? And such a sinful historical act has undeniably become the biggest stain in American history. So, as an American, do you need to repent or redeem your past crimes, even if you feel a little guilty?

One response was this: "The question itself is wrong. The main mistake is that people ridiculously think that Americans are some kind of homogeneous ethnic group, that their culture can be traced back to the distant past like the Han Chinese or the Egyptians, and that this mysterious American race should be responsible for all events in their history, whether good or bad. This is completely wrong. The concept of American is only a political identity, not a racial identity. For example, black people are also Americans. In the past few decades, there has been a wave of immigration, and many Asians have become American citizens. This is a modern nation-state with all kinds of backgrounds. Should a new American who just moved in and obtained citizenship also feel guilty for past historical events? Or in other words, why should current American citizens feel guilty about historical events that have nothing to do with them or in some cases have nothing to do with their ancestors? I don't and don't expect others to think so."

Well, I understand it very well. Modern Americans come from more than 100 countries around the world, with different races, different nationalities, different skin colors, different cultural beliefs, and different customs. They openly admit that they are so different. So even with such a short history as America, there is no common ancestor that can be traced back. So according to the logic of this answerer, the ancestral history of America is not important to these modern Americans, so much so that I have to wonder if they can still maintain enough pride after the American dream is shattered, but America is no longer a powerful country? Do they still have enough cohesion to offset their differences from all over the world and continue to be loyal enough to their hearts? Of course, I am not surprised that these people will not feel ashamed of this.

Why don't we narrow the scope of the question a little bit, and let the white people whose ancestors participated in this period of history answer, would they feel ashamed of the atrocities committed by their ancestors against the Indians? A powerful answer is this: "The Indians living here are not innocent. They are descendants of hairless African apes like us. They were also hunters, warriors, predators, killers and invaders. They and their ancestors did the same terrible and despicable things as my ancestors. First come, first served does not mean land ownership. You have to protect your land through force, or you can't. The tribes who lived on this land before the establishment of the United States did not have ownership of the land, and they could not defend their land. Their life was a constant struggle, full of war and death. Before the founding of the United States, this was an ugly place. Since its founding, the United States has been leading the world trend in human rights equality. etc. So why should I feel guilty for what my ancestors did at some point? Think about it, would the descendants of Indians feel guilty for the blood their ancestors drew from living sacrifices? Would they feel sad for their ancestors' massacres of enemy tribes? Or would modern Mongols feel ashamed of their ancestors' massacres? Would modern French and Germans feel guilty for the sack of Rome and the eventual destruction of the Hexi Empire? Would the British feel guilty for enslaving 1/3 of the world's people and the genocide they committed on the Indian subcontinent? Would the Jews feel ashamed for the massacres of multiple tribes during the time of their kings? Of course not, because feeling guilty for the actions of your ancestors is ridiculous. "

It sounds very impressive. A robber called on people all over the world to abide by morality and protect democracy. A robber designated the fourth Thursday of November every year as Thanksgiving Day to repay the Indians for their help. He would not feel guilty. Any guilt would be absurd.

(I was still very young when I first learned about Thanksgiving. I saw it in a magazine. I forgot which magazine it was. I only know that when Thanksgiving was introduced, it also said a lot about how grateful Americans were to the Indians and how great Americans were, etc.… At that time, I really didn’t know that the Americans would later kill the Indians to the point of almost exterminating them. Now when I look at it, wow, this is such a wonderful irony! The person who invented and promoted Thanksgiving is definitely a genius!)